We’re all deeply involved in technology development and commercialization, creating solutions to address myriad applications. The electronic design industry is always in a pattern of development and re-development as it creates the future. But what about the communities involved?
There are two sides to that story: the customers in the community who use the products and services created, and the municipalities and governments looking for investment and development. In this podcast, we talk to Don Cunningham, President and CEO of Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp., about the challenges and opportunities communities face in an evolving industrial environment.
SHOW NOTES
01:18 – Recruiting Engineering Talent
04:55 – Importance of Location
07:05 – Investment in Chips
09:54 – Challenges for Regional Economic Development
An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.
President and CEO, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.
Don Cunningham has been President and CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), which is accredited by the International Economic Development Council, since July 2012. Prior to leading the region’s economic development organization, Mr. Cunningham served in a variety of key public and private positions for three decades in the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania.
He currently serves on the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board, appointed in 2023 by Governor Josh Shapiro.
